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Sun exec ponders OpenSolaris, Linux (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Ian Murdock is vice president of developer and community marketing at Sun Microsystems. Prior to that, he was the founder of the Debian Linux distribution and CTO at the Linux Foundation. InfoWorld Editor at Large Paul Krill met with Murdock at the JavaOne conference in San Francisco this week to talk about open source and how Sun, with its OpenSolaris version of the Solaris Unix platform, will fare in the open-source arena versus Linux.

OpenOffice.org Beta Fails the Office 2007 Test (PC World) PC World - The free office suite's support for Microsoft's XML-based Office 2007 file formats leaves much to be desired.

Mozilla: Firefox Plugin Shipped With Malicious Code (PC World) PC World - Mozilla warned Wednesday that a malicious program inserted adware code into a Firefox plugin that has been downloaded...

OpenOffice 3.0 Public Beta Released (PC Magazine) PC Magazine - OpenOffice.org said Wednesday that it had made the beta version of OpenOffice 3.0 available for download. On tap: a better "Start Center," and improvements in the Calc spreadsheet application.

Artists, developers to synch up in NetBeans (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Capabilities to integrate workflows between software developers and artists are being developed for NetBeans, Sun's open source IDE, Sun Vice President James Gosling said this week.

Response Team Boosts Open Source Security (PC World) PC World - A new, volunteer computer emergency response team aims to be a clearinghouse of security information for open source projects.

OLPC Tries to Bridge Gap With Developer Community (PC World) PC World - A virtual uprising that broke out among developers questioning One Laptop Per Child's commitment to open-source software has...

Google Puts Open-source Project Back up (PC World) PC World - Google has reinstated an open-source project just days after pulling it in response to a copyright-related takedown notice.

Google Backs Open-source CERT Group (PC World) PC World - Google has thrown its weight behind a fledgling security reporting group for the open-source community.

Sun cites open source tribulations (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems officials on Monday acknowledged issues the company has had to deal with in offering products such as the OpenSolaris OS and Java via an open source business model.

Sun Challenges Linux Vendors With OpenSolaris (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Sun Microsystems on Monday released the OpenSolaris operating system. Some industry analysts are suggesting the community-developed platform based on Sun's Solaris kernel could give Linux a new challenge.

SAP Teams With HP, IBM For Business Software Appliances (TechWeb) TechWeb - The pre-configured appliances will include SAP's ERP suite for midsize businesses, a database, and the SUSE Linux OS.

SAP Software Appliances Will Run on HP, IBM Hardware (TechWeb) TechWeb - Pre-configured appliances will include SAP's ERP suite for midsize businesses, a database, and the SUSE Linux OS.

Google Takes Down Open-source Project After DMCA Complaint (PC World) PC World - Google has removed an open-source project that enables the proprietary CoreAVC high-definition video decoder to run in Linux...

Linux Shootout: 7 Desktop Distros Compared (TechWeb) TechWeb - We tested openSUSE, Ubuntu 8.04, PCLinuxOS, Mandriva Linux One, Fedora, SimplyMEPIS, and CentOS 5.1. All performed well, and each had at least one truly outstanding feature.

OpenSolaris OS officially debuts (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Sun and the OpenSolaris community are launching Monday the official first version of the open-source OpenSolaris operating system, which has only been available in pre-release versions for developers until now.

Microsoft Uses Open Source Project To Extend Management To Linux (TechWeb) TechWeb - Bid to increase its enterprise systems management coverage hinges on OpenPegasus.

SpringSource Offers App Deployment Platform (TechWeb) TechWeb - SpringSource Application Platform 1.0 is an open source, lightweight version of an application server and will compete with products from Oracle, IBM, and Red Hat.

Sun Offers Support, Tools to Expand OpenStorage (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - In its continuing efforts to build support for its OpenStorage system, Sun Microsystems announced that it will provide new software tools and expanded professional support to assist developers in building open-source storage solutions. With the new resources, Sun estimates the average developer will be able to set up an OpenSolaris server is about 10 minutes.

OpenPipeline Seeks to Ease Document Prep for Search (PC World) PC World - Enterprise search vendor Dieselpoint is behind a new open-source project centering on a document "pipeline"-- or as the...

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